The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-29

between Chicago and Indianapolis clubs, Athletic
club grounds, $50 O'Clock P. NJ.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS' CONFERENCE,
exposition grounds. morning and afternoon
ADDRESS BY JOHN ELAN TO PORTER DENNY
REPUBLICAN, CLUB. Republican central COM
Inittee room; When Block 1:30 o'clock P. NJ
GRAND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Daniels in Little
Puck" evening
THE NJ MUSEUM" Chris and Lena" afternoon and
evening
In Brief
Governor Gray yesterday appointed Daniel B.
Varble pilot for the falls OF the Ohio. under
the provisions of an old statute
The Sanford Fork and Tool Company. of Terre
Haute. has certified to the Secretary of State
that their capital stock has been increased from
800. 900 to $3.50, 900.
The Governor yesterday reappointed Hon. A.
2. Hyperion a member OF the board of trustees
of Purdue University. for term of three ears,
beginning August %, 1887.
The May grand jury has been ordered by
Judge Woods TO reassemble on Oct II. As the
new panel comes about two weeks later it is sus-
pected that something is in the wind.
The stables in the rear of the residences of
Geo. McCurdy and l. G. Hav, Nos 344 and $40
North Alabama street, we're DESTROYED byfire ear
ly yesterday morning The loss to the two owners
was not over 800.
Diphtheria continues to increase at a rate that
is giving the health board some apprehension.
Twelve new cases have been reported in the last
two days. and one fatality. Several new cases
of scarlatna have also developed, but it is of a
very mild form.
Walter Campbell. Henry Sweetland and John
Shaeer. OF this city, were arrested by detective
Thornton yesterday on q warrant from Hamil
ton county charging them with selling liquor
without license at the West6eld old settlers
Meeting several weeks ago. They will be taken
to Westfeld to-day.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
John Whitecalton and Ida NJ Brown, Nathaniel
N. Hover and Clara E. Smith. Austin Black
and Ida Dora Cunningham David L. Stafford
and Ellen McCarsy. John Fl. Earl and Laura A.
Kappa, Q. D. Hendrick and Jennie Childs, Will
lam L. Workman and Ella I. Green.
The Home rule Fair is assuming large pro-
portions and arrangements have been made to
Building in addition to Masonic HALL Invita-
tions for the ball will be sent out the coming
week The ball is under the auspices of the
ladies and will be strictly invitational.
At William F. Rupp's tailoring store. No %
East Washington street. last night box of hot
coke set fire the wall The smoke was de-
,tected by ex-Mavor Caven. who rooms above the
store. He called the fremeu at No z engire-
house by telephone They extineushed the
flames before any of the goods were damaged
The committee and contract solicitors repre-
senting citizens of the northeastern part of the
city in the negotiations with Major Doxey's
natural gas company will meet again at No. ~
East Market street at $50 o'clock this morning.
There will be another meeting of persons inter
q Lehritter's drug store on East Washington
street. All persons of the eastern portion of the
city who want natural gas are desired to attend
ACCIDENT TO AN EPrLEPrIC.
Alfred Jones, epileptic. from Greencastle,
fell the pavement, on Wabash street, near
Alabama. last evening and injured himself Sc
verey by fracturing mis- skull and breaking his
nose He was removed to the City Hospital in
Kreaelo's ambulance. Late last night his con-
dition was critical
WANT THE ORDINANCE MODIFIED.
At q meeting yesterday of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Indianapolis Natural Gas company
it was determined to ask certain notifications
in the ordinance regulating natural gas. If they
are granted. the company says it will give to
the city good and sufficient bond in any reason
able sum to deliver gas to consumers in the city
during December. or before if possible.
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED YESTERDAY.
The following building permits were issued
yesterday: Mrs. Mary Deer. two-story frame
house Smith street, Margaret, 5000;
Richard Lego, frame cottage Lexington
avenue, near Linden street. $500: Charles E.
Kregelo, brick addition to business block at No.
121 South Delaware street, $4,000; J. S. bryan.
frame cottage on Budd street. Vermont,
$500.
BIDS ON THE STATE PRINTING CONTRACT.
The clerk of the State Printing Bureau will
have his computations ready for the
& Co. is 1927, 632 90, and OF the Hassel-
man Printing Company. s272 GO. Bur-
ford's bid is about s.. 400 lower than Hassel-
mans, and all the others are higher than Bakers,
go that Burford appears to have sure thing.
His bid is about 50 900 less than the one under
which he is now working An analysis of the
bids shows that he makes his chief reduction
composition and paper On these his bid was
$12 970 while Bakers s14, 935. and Hassel-
mans was $13. 6o2. so The contract willproba-
bly, be awarded to Burford to-day.
sTREET-CAR INCIDENT.
The car-driver doesn't always get the W orst of
it. In a Observation-Disclosures car the other
day a surly man entered and didn't pass up his
fare The driver called in an appealing tone
lone more fare, please" The surly man re-
piled, eff you want your fare, come git it." The
driver. long suffering and kind, fastened his
lines, walked down to the passenger. got a dime
from him, took it to his cash-box. changed it.
tore open the envelope and put nickel in the
fa-e-box. Then he went on driving. Soon the
change" Languidly the driver spoke. IF you
want your change. come git it," And there
were people in the car who laughed, cruelty and
heartlsssly
A PRINTING OUTFIT FOR MUTEs.
The printing outfit for the use of the inmates
of the Deaf and Dumb Institution will arrive
the last of the week, and competent instructor
will at once be employed to teach the pupils the
trade. AS soon they can set type it is their
expectation to print paper for general crcula-
ton among the deaf and dumb people of the
States. A competent editor will be employed,
who will be allowed to make what he can out of
the enterprise The superintendent has been
looking for a semi-mute for the position but has
been unable TO find any It is probable that the
position will be given to Charles E. Steinwender
a mute at present employed in the recorders
Office. He graduated from the Deaf and Dumb
institution in 1881
Items from the Courts.
HIS WIFE DROVE HIM FROM HOME.
Robert Davis has asked the Superior Court for
a divorce from his wife Lucinda Davis, because